Madison Trees Featured As Key To City Beauty By Life
Life magazine lauded Madison Wisconsin as an ideal American city praising its tree lined streets. It noted 1892 private planting programs created the current canopy and argued trees give atmosphere beyond utilities schools and churches. Bristol residents are urged to support shade tree projects to maintain the city’s charm.
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Life Magazine
Madison
Wisconsin
Life
Bristol
Bristol Police Ball on Friday to Benefit Pension Fund
Tickets go on sale for the Twelfth Annual Bristol Policemen's Ball at the New High Casino. The event, sponsored by the Bristol Police Pension fund, runs 9 p m to 1 a m with a nine piece orchestra. Proceeds support pensions. details still being planned.
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Bristol
New Highin
Bristol Police Pension Fund
Doris M Hackley
Wiliam H. Angevine
New York
Canada
Pension Fund
Incoherent Column Note from Local Page
Fragmentary column text mentions a column and a person or role but contains garbled phrases and missing context leaving no clear event or names to report. The readable bits suggest a reserved column and welfare discussion but lack identifiable details.
Word Of Rebuttal On Police Arrest In Bristol
A letter dated September 5 1948 defends the accused in a Bristol incident involving two local boys and a police officer. It questions the report for omitting any physical attack on the victim and asks why Gestapo like tactics were used instead of handcuffs.
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Bristol
Bristol Town Acts On Land Use And Public Safety Needs
The Bristol Town Council approved funds for Ever Ready Hose Company equipment and District Nurses Home. granted a Sunday Sales Milk License to Vasco Castro. allowed safety banners on High Street. and funded sidewalks for residents James Middleton and Onofrio Malafronte. The meeting also addressed town lands, veteran housing, and legal steps to protect rights while awaiting court action. William J. Bottomley criticizes police power abuses in Bristol.
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Father Leffers
Lucien S Capone
Paul Herzig
Bristol Veterans Council
F.H.A
Capone
Paul Millemaggi
Jtown
Financial Town Meeting
Joseph S Vorro
State Street
Union Social Club
High Street
James Middleton
Bourne Street
Onofrio Malafronte
Catherine Street
Foot Fungus Remedy Ad at Buffingtons Pharmacy
A pharmacy ad promotes TEOL a penetrating fungicidal treatment for athletes foot available at Buffingtons Pharmacy. It guarantees full strength germ coverage with a five minute test and offers 35 cent back if not satisfied.
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Buffington's
Bris tol resident Malafronte laid to rest at St Marys Cemetery
Raffa de Balafrouse reports funeral rites for Mr. Malafronte a Bristol resident since 1909 who died at 18 18 after a Mass at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church. He ran a Wood Street grocery, retired 1942, was an amateur taxidermist and Hunters League member. He leaves wife Emilia four sons and four grandchildren with six nephews as pallbearers. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery.
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Raffa de Balafrouse
Malafron
Binope Avenue
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Bristol
Malafronte
Wood Street
R. I. ‘Hunters League
Scafati
Salerno
Italy
Emilia Pa Teacccne
Amarto
Salvatore
Crescenzo
Michael Malafronte
John Sicignano
Paul Stanzione
Louis Stanzione
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Freeman Dias Receives Navy Battle Efficiency Award
Airman Freeman Dias of 28 Anthony Ave serves with Fighting Squadron Twenty-One at Oceana Virginia Beach. The squadron earned the Battle Efficiency Pen nant and the E for general excellence for the year July 1 1947 to July 1 1948, qualifying Dias to wear the badge.
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Freeman Dias
USN
Anthony Ave
Oceana
Virginia Beach
Registration drive for 18 25 year olds at American Legion post
Selective Service registration for men aged 18 to 25 will be held at Kearney Post No 6 American Legion on Franklin Street. Legion Commander Norman R Gravin announced post quarters will operate daily August 30 to September 19 from 8 a m to 6 p m. Registrations are scheduled by birth year from 1926 to 1930 with specific dates, and those born after September 19 1930 must register on or after their 18th birthday within five days.
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Kearney
American Legion
Franklin Street
Legion
Norman R. Gravin
Walter A. Loiselle
The
Enlistment Begins for WACs in Regular Army
Wacs in the First Army area lead in active duty enlistments as the program opens to civilian women on September 15 1948. Eligible applicants aged 18 to 34 with high school or equivalent for non veterans, prior service accepted, processing at Camp Lee Virginia and Army recruiting stations.
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First Army
Governors Island
New York
WAC
Regular Army
Army
Wacs
Camp Lee
Virginia
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Thames ST
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Teber
Federal“Deposit Insurance Corp
TION
Bristol & Vicinity
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Court House
Nathaniel A. Gladding
Gibson Road
Jane Brown Memorial Hospital
Providence
Eleanor Ramsay Perry
Daugh‘ter
Mrs. Calbraith B Perry
Truesdale Hospital
Fall River
Thomas J. Douglas
Hawthorne Avenue
Paula
Douglas
Elsie Gilroy J
Metacom Avenue
Col
Franklin H Springer
Prudence Island
Wallace L Mossop
Hector Massa
Forster
Warren
Bristol Philatelic Society
Holmes House
Hope Street
New Bedford
Mabel Bellanger
Casle Street
Thelma Eiler Soucy
Robert Reardon
Dudley Massachusetts
Corporal Reardon
Westover Field
Chicopee Falls
Massachusetts
Women’s Democratic Club
Belvedere Hotel
John A. Sullivan
Edward Williams
Listol Rotary Club
White Rail Riding Club
Chester W. Williams
R. I. Soldiers Home
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Chester C. Myers
John Hadfield
June
Charles A. Sylvester
Portsmouth
Herbert C Sylvester
ODD Fellows Hall
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LO. O.F
Bristol County Roofing Company
HOPE
Warre
Moses L
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Bristol Real Estate
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Warren-Laurel Park
Kirkemuit River
Warren Main Road
Beach Terrace
Kickemutt River
A. A. Edmonds CO
TEL
Bristol, FR. I
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Naval Fighter Squadron
Gorham Place
Bocden Co
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Davol ST
Fall River, Mass
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Wood St
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Frank Bruno
Josephine Cortellessa
Bradford Street
Condour
Ida Josephs
Roman&St
Charles St
New House
Pmr
High St
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